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Porcelain For Sale
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Style: Regency
Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Red Imari Dollar Pattern, Regency, ca 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful orphaned teacup made by Spode in about 1810. It bears a beautiful Japanese-inspired Imari pattern. Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by British potters ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china, which had come to an end around that time, with their own designs. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. Spode porcelain is regarded as one of the highest quality porcelains around; for a soft-paste porcelain it is surprisingly hard and fine, and has a wonderful bright white colour. The pattern on this can is called "Dollar" pattern, a very famous pattern that was used by English potters in the 18th and early 19th Century. It is obvious why it is called “dollar” - but its origin is less obvious! It is thought that this pattern was derived from a very old Chinese pattern depicting a tree with elaborate foliage that hides a Chinese character representing longevity or happiness. Traditionally, this went with a an image called “Taotie”, which was used on very ancient bronze vases...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Coalport Teacup, White Blind-Moulded Floral Dulong Pattern, ca 1817
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Coalport in about 1817. The teacup is blind-moulded in the "Dulong" pattern and painted with little floral sprays. We also have a pla...
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1810s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Six Cups by Ditmar Urbach, circa 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Ceramic Re-polished, Cleaned Good Original condition.
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic

1980s Tall White Porcelain Soft Floral Collar Vase, Arzberg
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Tall and slender bone white sculptural porcelain vase. Smooth clean cylinder shape with soft asymmetrical organic floral collar. Stamped under base. Beautiful vintage condition. ...
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Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Felspar Square Dessert Plate, Gilt and Flowers, Regency 1824
Located in London, GB
This is beautiful square dessert plate made by Spode around the year 1824. The set was made in the famous Spode Felspar china, which was a bright porcelain that included felspar rock, making it exceptionally robust and very suitable for large table services. This plate was a spare of a large dessert service that was sold previously. An identical service is on display in the Spode Museum in Stoke on Trent, on the original place where this service was produced. In a wonderful moment of serendipity, I happened to be standing and admiring that service exactly the moment the service this plate belonged to came up for auction - and I won the bid, enabling me to present it here to you! Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the 19th Century potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind perfecting the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china, which had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware. In the early 19th Century Spode also made this "Felspar" porcelain, which was even stronger thanks to a large percentage of the strong felspar rock in the recipe. In the early 19th Century, dinner and dessert services were an important part of the social life of the elite, and particularly the dessert service had to be stunning in order to leave guests with a lasting impression of the wealth and power of the owner. This plate is part of such a show piece. The plate has the printed Spode Felspar Porcelain mark in puce, as well as a hand painted pattern number 3765. CONDITION REPORT The plate is in good undamaged antique condition, with its only flaw being some wear as visible in the pictures. Antique British porcelain...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Gold

Vintage Spanish Porcelain Vase and Matching Bowl with Hand-Painted Cubist Faces
Located in Torquay, GB
Vintage Spanish studio pottery vase and matching lidded bowl. Decorated with hand-painted brutalist Picasso-esque cubist faces. Both the vase and the l...
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Late 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Berlin Porcelain Mid-Century Tortoise Pin Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful German mid-century porcelain pin dish modelled as a tortoise by renowned makers Berlin and believed to date between 1945 and 1962. The dish is mo...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set for Six People for Tea and Espresso by Ceramica Franco Pozzi Milano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
this is a espresso set for six some of pieces have some dents and shown on the photos but is still usable no cracks Franco Pozzi work and exhibit with Gio Ponti in Milano.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic

Vintage Alfoldi Porcelain Hungary Hand Painted Pitcher Vase
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alfoldi porcelain Hungary hand-painted tankard pitcher vase. Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain large mug cup vase, with hand painted stylized traditional Hungarian motifs, tulip flowers, 1960s, Hungary. Vintage retro Alfoldi porcelain decorative tankard made in Hungary...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Four Porcelain Bridge Ashtrays / Plates by Bjorn Wiinblad for Nymolle
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool and rare set of four Bridge (cards) porcelain ashtrays/ small plates by Danish designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Nymolle, circa 1960s. #2787 The set is quite rare and very ha...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tray designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Cassina takes its inspiration from the geniu...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Ceramic

Spode Milk Jug Creamer, Cobalt Blue Neoclassical Pattern Imari, Regency Ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful milk jug or creamer made by Spode around 1825. The jug is decorated in a beautiful Neoclassical pattern in Imari colours and has a characteristic serpent handle. ...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Fritz Heidenreich Rosenthal Mid-Century Large Pair Porcelain Doves
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair German Rosenthal mid-century large porcelain doves designed by renowned sculptor Fritz Heidenreich (German, 1895-1966). The ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Spode Felspar Porcelain Plate, Landscape Painting, Regency ca 1822
Located in London, GB
This is a dessert plate made by Spode in about 1822, which was the Regency era. The plate is made of Felspar porcelain and decorated with a beautiful hand painted landscape scene. The plate would have belonged to a large dessert service of which each piece had a unique landscape; in fact I sold a dessert service in this pattern a while ago. Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by British potters ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the Chinese export china...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" Cocktail or Glass Coasters, Set of Eight
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Piero Fornasetti "Mitologia" set of 8 bar or drink coasters, circa 1970's. This stylish set of cocktail coasters were produced exclusively for the New York City department store Bonw...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Midcentury Stoneware Vase from 1950s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mid-Century Modern stoneware vase Made in Poland in 50/60 years. of the twentieth century. Very good condition Measures : Height: 32cm, diameter 11cm.
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1950s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Stoneware

Antique Staffordshire Porcelain Lilac Sprig Decorated Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique English Staffordshire porcelain jug decorated with lilac sprigged floral designs and dating from around 1830. The jug is finely made in white porcelain and is of ...
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1830s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
TRay designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Cassina takes its...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Vintage Mugs with Colourful Circle Pattern, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of six colourful mugs with circle pattern. Glazed ceramic mugs made in Poland by Lubiana in the 1970s.  
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rare Early 19th Century George IV English Porcelain Inkwell by Coalport
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Rare early 19th century George IV English porcelain inkwell by Coalport in the naturalistic form. Referred to as ‘Coalbrookdale’ this piece has been modeled in the form of a lemon fr...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pfeffer Gotha German Porcelain Two German Shepherd Dogs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine German porcelain group of two German Shepherd dogs by Pfeffer Gotha and dating from the early to mid 20th Century. The dogs are presented raised o...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique Worcester Bird Plates
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of yellow dessert plates with exotic bird medallions and butterfly cameos. Impressed crown mark on verso. Retains antique shop stickers on verso ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Arje Griegst Royal Copenhagen Konkylie Triton Lunch Dinner
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Original Vintage Royal Copenhagen Conch large dinner plate in the beautiful white glaze. The frame was designed by the renowned Danish jeweler and goldsmith Arje Griegst in 1978 and ...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Arrigo Finzi Lidded Pot in Porcelain and Oro Zecchino
Located in Hanover, MA
A stunning 1940 Italian white porcelain lidded pot finely decorated with Zodiac figures from classical antiquity in 24k "Oro Zecchino" by Arrigo Finzi. Gilt ceramic lid. Signed Finzi Oro Zecchino Made in Italy on underside of potiche and Hutschenreuther on underside of cover. Finzi often hand painted his designs on Hutschenreuther and Heinrich blanks. Arrigo Finzi was the only Italian silversmith to be selected to participate in the exhibition "Italy at work, her renaissance in design today", promoted by the CNA (Compagnia Nazionale Artigiana) and hosted by 12 important American museums from 1950-1952 to present the best of the decorative arts produced in Italy since the end of the war. For years now, his production has also extended to porcelain decorated in pure gold. In 1952 he opens a store of two floors in Via Manzoni 17 in Milan and in 1954 he creates Finzi Arte, with the collaboration of his daughter Olga Finzi...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Gold Leaf

Tea Service, Richard Ginori- San Cristoforo, Milan, 1930s
Located in Milano, IT
Decorated white porcelain tea service. Paintings are attributed to Giò Ponti, director and designer of Richard Ginori at the time. Manufacturing brand under the base. Teas service made of teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, 12 small plates...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal ‘Form 2000' Coffee Pot, Designed 1954, White Ceramic
Located in London, GB
Raymond Loewy and Richard Latham for Rosenthal, 1954 ‘Form 2000’ Coffee Pot A lovely example of this design classic White ceramic with gold edging Exce...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Ceramic

Serving Oval Dish With Golden Border Gilding from Meissen
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique Oval Deep Dish from Meissen Meissen creates simple but impeccably elegant collections that fit perfectly into absolutely any interior, whether it is a strict classic or eleg...
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
TRay designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Cassina takes its inspiration from the genius of Le Corbusier for a collection of three trays in pure, unglazed porcelain. These trays borrow some of the bas-relief symbols chosen for the walls of the buildings of Chandigarh, the city designed in the 1950s and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The same procedure can be seen in Marseille in the Unité d’Habitation on the sculptures moulées, symbolic designs embedded by Le Corbusier in the concrete – béton brut – taken from his figurative portfolio. Each tray, made by Ginori 1735, includes a design sketched by the Master in 1956: the open hand...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Italian Bowls by Pietro Annigoni for Porcellane Eva Sud
By Pietro Annigoni 1
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Pietro Annigoni cup in porcelain Made by Arte Eva Sud Italy Original 1960s.?The cup is high approx cm 8.5, at the opening wide approx cm 9.5, at the bo...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #74
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #74 The Clock, Atelier Fornasetti The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the face...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Porcelain Vase w/ 24k Yellow Gold Gilt Detail by Alka Kunst
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid Century Modern porcelain vase was realized by the esteemed maker Alka Kunst in Germany circa 1960. It features a cylindrical body in white ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mid Century Modern 125 Piece Dinner Set by Raymond Loewy for Rosenthal Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing set of porcelain china by Rosenthal and designed by Raymond Loewy. Made in Germany. Quince is the pattern as it has a definite Asian influence. In excellent condition, no chips or cracks. Set consists of: 13 dinner plates 10.5, 13 soups 7 5/8, 15 salad plates 7.5, 12 fruit cups 4 3/4, 14 bread plates 6, 13 tea-coffee cups, 13 saucers, 11 demitasse cups, 11 saucers, platter 11 x 15, sugar bowl w/lid creamer...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique Garniture English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Vases by Thomas Steel 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality rare example of an early Bloor period Royal Crown Derby hand painted porcelain Garniture of generous proportions by Thomas Steel. First quarter of the N...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Set of Six Charlotte Perriand Porcelain Dinnerware Plates by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Hand-decorated porcelain dinnerware service, based on ancient influences filtered through the modern sensibilities of an extraordinary pioneer of modernity. Designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Ridgway Porcelain Plate, Green with Hand Painted Flowers, Regency ca 1825
Located in London, GB
This is a very beautiful plate made by Ridgway around 1825, which is known as the Regency period. The plate has a deep green ground and hand painted flowers, and would have formed pa...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Plate with Mollusks, #9
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Conchiglie Seashell Plate With Snails and Mollusks, #9, Circa 1960s-70s The Fornasetti plate is decorated in the Conchigl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Romanze Porcelain Dinner Service by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, near complete Mid-Century modern porcelain dinner service. By Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. In the Romanze form and Medley pattern. Consisting of: 10 Large Dinner Plates ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Gilbert Portanier Rosenthal Liguria Candlestick
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning post modern Rosenthal Studio-Linie porcelain candlestick designed and signed by acclaimed French artist Gilbert Portanier (b. 1926) decorated in abstract designs in the Liguria pattern and dating from around 1980. The conical shaped candlestick is of simple hollowed out form and of funnel shape with the raised narrow top forming the candle holder. The candlestick is decorated with abstract designs in lustre colors with gilding on a matt dark lilac blue ground and is signed within the design. With printed makers...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Kaiser Vase Model No 248/0, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely bisque porcelain vase with a reptilian relief, model no. 248 (tall version).
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Recipe Plate, Beautiful Soup, Made for Fleming Joffe
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Fleming Joffe Porcelain recipe plate, Beautiful Soup, 1960s. This rare Piero Fornasetti porcelain plate is from a series of fourteen made for the Fleming Joffe company in New York City. It depicts an improbable and amusing recipe with an image of a toad. Diameter: 10 1/4 inches x 1 inch high. The Fleming Joffe company was a small leather goods...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Die Zauberflötte the Magic Flute Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Espresso Set
Located in Miami, FL
Reduced From $2,500...Rosenthal Studio Linie by Bjørn Wiinblad Die  Zauberflöte Expresso Coffee Set. With the design for the Rosenthal Studio Linie The Magic Flute, the Danish artist...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Change Tray with a Horse in the Style of Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris, France, a wonderful porcelain Change tray. A compliment to any cocktail table, side table or entry table... perfectly lovely a...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate, #319
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Fornasetti Surrealist Porcelain Themes & Variation Plate #319, Gorgonzola Cheese, Atelier Fornasetti 20th Century The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Vari...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

H. Bequet Quaregnon Porcelain Vase, Celadon
Located in Miami, FL
A celadon colored porcelain floral motif vase, by H. Bequet Quaregnon, Belgium, c. 1940. This decorative vase would look great displayed in an array of interior styes. The celadon and gold trimmed...
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20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

3 Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Table Lamps with Blue Conifer Cone by Fog & Mørup
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Three large table lamps with Blue Conifer Cone by Fog & Mørup For Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Company The lamps are sold and priced individually. Discount available if sold as a grou...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Rosenthal by Raymond Loewy Form 2000 Partial Dinner Set: 26 Pcs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This partial dinner ware set was made by the well known Rosenthal factory of Germany in approximately 1970 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vase from the Collection "Iwona", Chodzież, 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Vase from the collection "Iwona", Chodziez, 1970s. The vase from the Chodziez manufactory, the "Iwona" collection, comes from the 1970s. Very good condition, no damage. Dimensi...
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1970s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Three Le Corbusier Unglazed Porcelain Tray by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tray designed by Cassina in collaboration with Ginori 1735 and the Le Corbusier Foundation in 2020. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Cassina takes its...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Herons by Jaroslaw Jezek, Royal Dux, 1958
Located in Meda, MB
This elegant and fine Royal Dux porcelain figurine sculpture was produced in the Czech Republic in 1958. It features a modern design by Ja...
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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

H & R Daniel Rectangular Dish, Shrewsbury Shape, Red Dahlia, Regency ca 1827
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning serving dish made by H&R Daniel in about 1827. It is made in the popular Shrewsbury shape and has a beautiful red dahlia in the centre. This dish would have belonged to a large dessert service. We have several items of this service for sale, please see second picture and separate listings. The H & R Daniel porcelain factory was founded by Henry Daniel, son of a family of master colour makers. He headed up the decoration department in the famous Spode factory where he oversaw all the beautiful early Spode decorations. In 1822 he opened his own factory with his son Richard, creating a truly iconic body of work with the most subtle colours and beautifully painted flowers and landscapes. The Daniel factory was the last true cottage industry among the English potteries, resisting the increase of industrialisation and mass production. This resulted in extraordinary and unrivalled quality, but it probably also led to the factory having to close its doors in 1846 because it could no longer compete with others who did modernise. Daniel porcelain can be hard to identify as the factory was only around for about two decades, and Daniel items have therefore become true collectors' items. This dish is potted in the Shrewsbury Shape, which was first designed in 1826 for the Earl of Shrewsbury...
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1820s English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Rectangular White Dish, Gerold Porcelain, Bavaria Porcelain Serving Dish
Located in Bastogne, BE
The rectangular serving dish Bavaria West Germany is made of high-quality porcelain with white glaze. The product has a cute and delicate pattern in the form of a three-dimensional ornament. Such a plate will perfectly fit into the interior of your kitchen and will be a worthy addition to the festive and everyday table...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Early 19th Century Spode Porcelain Coffee Can Hand Gilded Pattern 1099, Ca 1810
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain, coffee can (cup), made by Spode in the early 19th century, circa 1810. The can is nominally straight sided and h...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Porcelain

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Porcelain

Porcelain Vase, Wawel, Poland, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Ceramic vase with a rose pattern. Very good condition. Produced by the Krzysztof Porcelain Factory (formerly Wawel) Measures: height 32cm, width 10cm, depth 7.5cm.
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1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Six Haviland & Co. Limoges Oyster Plate French Vintage Porcelain
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of 6 vintage French oyster plates. Each oyster plate features 6 wells for oysters and one at the center for lemons or a dip. They ar...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Set of Six Espresso Cups and Saucers Designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid
Located in Ferndale, MI
Set of six demitasse espresso cups and saucers in white porcelain made in Japan circa 1960s. Designed by Lagardo Tackett and produced by Schmid...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

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Porcelain

Mid-Century Serving Plate, Bernadotte Porcelain, circa 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of gilt porcelain. Re-polished. Good original condition.
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Desert Plate, No 12 for Tiffany
Located in Downingtown, PA
Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Sezioni Di Frutta Dessert Plate, No 12 for Tiffany, Circa 1970 The tromp l"oeil porcelain plate depicts a section of fruit, a pear, on a white backgr...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Porcelain

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Porcelain

Antique and Vintage Porcelain Dinner Plates, Platters and Serveware for Sale

Today you’re likely to bring out your antique and vintage porcelain in order to dress up your dining table for a special meal.

Porcelain, a durable and nonporous kind of pottery made from clay and stone, was first made in China and spread across the world owing to the trade routes to the Far East established by Dutch and Portuguese merchants. Given its origin, English speakers called porcelain “fine china,” an expression you still might hear today. "Fine" indeed — for over a thousand years, it has been a highly sought-after material.

Meissen Porcelain, one of the first factories to create real porcelain outside Asia, popularized figurine centerpieces during the 18th century in Germany, while works by Capodimonte, a porcelain factory in Italy, are synonymous with flowers and notoriously hard to come by. Modern porcelain houses such as Maison Fragile of Limoges, France — long a hub of private porcelain manufacturing — keep the city’s long tradition alive while collaborating with venturesome contemporary artists such as illustrator Jean-Michel Tixier.

Porcelain is not totally clumsy-guest-proof, but it is surprisingly durable and easy to clean. Its low permeability and hardness have rendered porcelain wares a staple in kitchens and dining rooms as well as a common material for bathroom sinks and dental veneers. While it is tempting to store your porcelain behind closed glass cabinet doors and reserve it only for display, your porcelain dinner plates and serving platters can safely weather the “dangers” of the dining room and be used during meals.

Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is stronger than ceramic because it is denser. 

On 1stDibs, browse an expansive collection of antique and vintage porcelain made in a variety of styles, including Regency, Scandinavian modern and other examples produced during the mid-century era, plus Rococo, which found its inspiration in nature and saw potters crafting animal figurines and integrating organic motifs such as floral patterns in their work.

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